The Tallahassee area, however, is expecting a mostly sunny and hot weekend, unaffected by the latest tropical trouble.

While the current track keeps the storm well offshore, the hurricane center says the system may produce 2-4 inches of rain over the affected areas.

The system, which will be named Humberto if it develops into a tropical storm, could become a hurricane off the Southeast coast.

According to the hurricane center, the storm is expected to become a tropical storm by Saturday and move northwestward to near the Florida east coast by Sunday.

The system could produce heavy rain and scattered flash flooding in eastern Florida; however, the forecast for the Tallahassee area has only a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms for Sunday afternoon and evening.

Joe Castle is a digital producer for the USA Today Network. Follow him on Twitter @JoeCastleNSH.

The forecast track of what's predicted to become Tropical Storm Humberto.(Photo: National Hurricane Center)